Month: June 2012

1. “Memory can change the shape of a room; it can change the color of a car. And memories can be distorted. They’re just an interpretation, they’re not a record, and they’re irrelevant if you have the facts.” – Leonard Shelby, Memento 2. “I was never very good at being human.” – Frankie Dalton, Daybreakers 3. “The thing… Read More

I love history, and Abraham Lincoln is probably my favorite president. So I had very mixed feelings about Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter. I found it jarring (both in the book and the movie) that the author, Seth Grahame-Smith referred to Lincoln as “Abe,” apparently not bothering to learn that Lincoln disliked that nickname. Using a nickname the person… Read More

One of my friends sent me a link to a message board posting. The author is saying that he’s disappointed that Tolkien ripped off Harry Potter. As most people in the comments say (some of the comments are pretty bad), the person must either be a troll or really, really out of touch with reality.… Read More

I’m not always the biggest fan of Disney animations. Up to a point, it seems that if you’ve seen one, you’ve seen them all. Most of them do have some charms to recommend them, but they tend to follow certain formulas pretty rigorously. I went to watch Brave hoping it would be a little different, and… Read More

1. “What is this, some sort of dork outreach program?” – Laney, She’s All That 2. “Boldly spoken, for a man with no wives!” – Sheikh Riyadh , Hidalgo 3. “Aw, guys, that must really hurt. At least something good came out of this.” – Carlton Lassiter, Psych 4. “Nicko! Don’t play with the food! When I was your age, we… Read More

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Laurel Woiwode

grew up in rural North Dakota with an avid interest in animals, nature, and literature. She writes movie and book reviews, and works on other writing and editing projects. Laurel is also always ready for outdoor adventures.